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Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down? fixit1958 #1022744 04/19/2014 2:33 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 West of the Rio Grande B bartamos Sir Searchalot
bartamos Sir Searchalot B Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 West of the Rio Grande	The only reason to have it upside down, which is really right side down, is to be "original". We don't mess with the coil very often. So those who want to look correct are correct. Those who want to have better access, etc., are happy and incorrect. Coils are shown, in Chevy Truck manuals, with secondary tower downward, up to at least 1959 on 6 Cyl. The functionality of either way is subjective. (I like up) Correct= like factory installed and shown in various old literature for the year of the motor engine. Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn

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Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	fixit1958	04/17/2014 5:40 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Spotbiltxo	04/17/2014 5:59 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Flxible	04/17/2014 6:25 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Steve_H	04/17/2014 6:33 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Hotrod Lincoln	04/17/2014 6:42 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Steve_H	04/17/2014 6:49 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	bartamos	04/17/2014 7:24 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	52Carl	04/17/2014 7:32 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	bartamos	04/17/2014 7:37 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Jim Sears	04/17/2014 7:51 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	52Carl	04/18/2014 3:12 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	fixit1958	04/17/2014 8:31 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	GWWirth	04/21/2014 4:33 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Flxible	04/17/2014 8:53 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	tclederman	04/18/2014 3:22 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Volfandt	04/18/2014 1:01 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	pfarber	04/18/2014 2:40 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Deve	04/19/2014 1:32 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	52Carl	04/19/2014 3:12 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Hotrod Lincoln	04/19/2014 2:13 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	bartamos	04/19/2014 2:33 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Volfandt	04/19/2014 2:43 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Brad Allen	04/19/2014 3:09 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	fixit1958	04/19/2014 1:18 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	tclederman	04/19/2014 1:20 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Whitelightning	04/19/2014 2:27 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	tclederman	04/19/2014 2:53 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	bartamos	04/19/2014 8:07 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	52Carl	04/20/2014 2:23 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Deve	04/19/2014 11:55 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	bartamos	04/20/2014 12:09 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	bartamos	04/20/2014 4:21 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	52Carl	04/21/2014 12:52 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Greg_H	04/21/2014 3:36 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	tclederman	04/21/2014 3:41 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Steve_H	04/21/2014 7:27 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Greg_H	04/21/2014 3:37 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	tclederman	04/21/2014 5:15 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Deve	04/22/2014 12:05 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Steve_H	04/22/2014 12:47 AM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	fixit1958	04/23/2014 2:08 PM
Re: Is there a reason for the coil to be installed upside down?	Truckrolet	04/27/2014 8:31 AM

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